A Doody's Core Title! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book provides essential information for novice and experienced critical care nurses. Unique in its design, the first section focuses on knowledge and skills required for new nurses working in the critical care setting. Using a body systems approach, other sections provide more comprehensive information related to care of this patient population. Case studies and evidence-based practice boxes are used throughout the book.....This is a valuable addition to the library of any adult critical care nurse. Updated with the most recent information related to the care of critically ill adults, it provides detailed references, including a comprehensive pharmacological table of medications administered in the critical care setting, Advanced Cardiac Life Support algorithms, and troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management. It is unique in its format, building from basic to advanced content with little redundancy. Additionally, the case studies and evidence-based practice information throughout the book provide excellent opportunities for clinical application.:--Doody's Review Service

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing

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Chulay,Marianne

Burns,Suzanne

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Nursing

McGraw-Hill Professional

Features • Ideal for critical care and progressive care orientation programs • Incorporates AACN Protocols for Practice • Builds on essential knowledge to more advanced concepts • Provides excellent foundation for CCRN certification exam • Includes ACLS™ algorithms, critical care drug tables, cardiac rhythm characteristics and treatment guides, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management, as well as other useful critical care protocols and guidelines.• Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: Pocket Handbook

AACN, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Features • Ideal for critical care and progressive care orientation programs • Incorporates AACN Protocols for Practice • Builds on essential knowledge to more advanced concepts • Provides excellent foundation for CCRN certification exam • Includes ACLS™ algorithms, critical care drug tables, cardiac rhythm characteristics and treatment guides, troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management, as well as other useful critical care protocols and guidelines. • Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing & AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: Pocket Handbook, 1ed Value Pak

Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this pocket handbook delivers finger-tip access to need-to-know details on the care of adult, progressive care patients and their families. Features: <li>Cardiac rhythms, ECG characteristics, sample rhythm strips, and treatment guides </li>
<li> Admission and shift assessment guides </li>
<li> Critical-Care drug information </li>
<li> Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) algorithms </li>
<li>Troubleshooting guides for hemodynamic monitoring and management of ventilator alarms </li>
<li> Assessment tools for weaning from mechanical ventilation </li>
<li> Evidence-based treatment guides based on AACN Protocols for Practice and national guidelines </li>
<li>Guidelines for intra- and inter-hospital transport (monitoring, equipment, personnel)</li>

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing: Pocket Handbook

"This will be of value for nurses working in progressive care settings. It is tailored to their practice needs and would be a good reference. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Written by nationally known clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook provides foundational information, whether you're a nurse who is to progressive care, or are a student preparing for the certification exam in progressive care nursing. You'll find a concise presentation of essential information for the safe and competent care of adult progressive care patients and their families.

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing

Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients. Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables • Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters • Lists of Assessment Components • Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips • 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct • Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment • Indications for Mechanical Ventilation • Weaning Assessment Tool • ACLS Algorithms.

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition

The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or prepare for the critical care nursing certification exam A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-know details on the care of adult, critically ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book’s practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts, paralleling the blueprint for the critical care nursing CCRN certification examination. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is divided into four logical sections, which, taken as a whole, will give you complete understanding of this challenging area of nursing practice: 
<ul>
<li>
The Essentials – provides fundamental information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnosis. </li>
<li>
Pathological Conditions – covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered in all adult critical care units. </li>
<li>
Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient – presents advanced critical care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or more specialized than those generally found in adult critical care units. </li>
<li>
Key Reference Information – includes reference information that you will find helpful in a clinical environment, such as normal laboratory and diagnostic values, algorithms for advanced cardiac life support, and summary tables of critical care drugs and cardiac rhythms</li>
</ul>
Each chapter begins with Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge your progress. This edition is compatible with ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation), the online program offered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Second Edition

The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families – or prepare for the critical care nursing certification exam Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in acute care nursing, this textbook thoroughly covers all the need-to-know details on the care of adult, critically ill patients and their families. Supported by helpful tables and algorithms, the book’s practical, building-block organization starts with the basics before proceeding to more complex concepts, paralleling the blueprint for the critical care nursing CCRN certification examination. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing is divided into four logical sections, which, taken as a whole, will give you complete understanding of this challenging area of nursing practice: 
<ul>
<li>
The Essentials – provides fundamental information that new clinicians must understand to provide safe, competent nursing care to all critically ill patients, regardless of their underlying medical diagnosis. </li>
<li>
Pathological Conditions – covers pathologic conditions and management strategies commonly encountered in all adult critical care units </li>
<li>
Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient – presents advanced critical care concepts or pathologic conditions that are less common or more specialized than those generally found in adult critical care units </li>
<li>
Key Reference Information – includes reference information that you will find helpful in a clinical environment, such as normal laboratory and diagnostic values, algorithms for advanced cardiac life support, and summary tables of critical care drugs and cardiac rhythms</li>
</ul>
Each chapter begins with Knowledge Competencies that can be used to gauge your progress. This edition is compatible with ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care Orientation), the online program offered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing, Second Edition

Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, this practical pocket guide delivers essential information on the care of critically ill.

AACN Pocket Handbook of Critical Care Nursing

Guzzetta, Cathie

Dossey, Barbara

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange

This easy-to-use resource equips critical care nurses with basic to advanced information on the care of critically ill patients. Filled with case studies, the book takes a holistic approach that emphasizes alternative therapies such as relaxation, stress reduction, imagery, and touch.

AACN Handbook of Critical Care Nursing

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